凡尔赛文学

Versailles Literature is the art of the stealth flex — complaining about your luxurious life so subtly that it takes a second to realize you're actually bragging. Named after the Palace of Versailles, synonymous with opulence, the style involves a three-step formula: start with a fake grievance, drop the lavish detail casually, then wrap it in faux humility. Think 'Ugh, my driver was late again and now my Hermès scarf smells like car leather.' It's the internet's way of calling out — and lovingly mocking — those who can't resist showing off.

As China's middle and upper-middle classes expanded rapidly in the 2010s, social media became a stage for lifestyle display. The term was popularized in late 2020 by blogger 'Méng Jiāo Jiāo' whose posts epitomized the genre. It tapped into growing public sensitivity around wealth inequality and the performative modesty often used to mask ostentatious consumption, giving ordinary netizens a humorous framework to identify and satirize this behavior.

用看似抱怨或低调的方式炫耀自己的财富、地位或幸福生活，表面谦虚实则凡尔赛。